§ 1152. — Clearinghouse for technical information; removal of security classification.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1152]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 23--DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING
INFORMATION
Sec. 1152. Clearinghouse for technical information; removal of
security classification
The Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the
``Secretary'') is directed to establish and maintain within the
Department of Commerce a clearinghouse for the collection and
dissemination of scientific, technical, and engineering information, and
to this end to take such steps as he may deem necessary and desirable--
(a) To search for, collect, classify, coordinate, integrate, record,
and catalog such information from whatever sources, foreign and
domestic, that may be available;
(b) To make such information available to industry and business, to
State and local governments, to other agencies of the Federal
Government, and to the general public, through the preparation of
abstracts, digests, translations, bibliographies, indexes, and microfilm
and other reproductions, for distribution either directly or by
utilization of business, trade, technical, and scientific publications
and services;
(c) To effect, within the limits of his authority as now or
hereafter defined by law, and with the consent of competent authority,
the removal of restrictions on the dissemination of scientific and
technical data in cases where consideration of national security permit
the release of such data for the benefit of industry and business.
(Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 936, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 823.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1525, 3704 of this title.
